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Posted on November 17, 2010 | tags

 
 

U.S.: Thanks, budget cuts: Arizona man can’t get life-saving liver transplant

  • lucky Francisco Felix, a Phoenix man on the list for a liver transplant, receives a liver donation late Monday night. He has Hepatitis C, and a transplant is his only option.
  • dumb Because the state’s cuts to health care, liver transplants are no longer covered, which means that he couldn’t pony up the $200,000 to pay for the liver. source